Port 9085IBM Remote System Console

IBM Remote System Console traffic is assigned to TCP and UDP port 9085.

transport: tcp · udp
in transit: cleartext
assignment: official
risk: 2/10
lookups: 0

also known as ibm-rsyscon

Technical Details

what runs on :9085

IBM Remote System Console is registered on port :9085 over tcp and udp to William LePera, assigned June 2008. We don't have a technical write-up for it beyond the IANA registry entry.

In nmap's internet-wide scan data this port is found open rarely. What's listening is often not the registered service, so check before you assume.

find what's listening on :9085

this machine

# linux
sudo ss -tulpn 'sport = :9085'

# macos / bsd
sudo lsof -nP -i :9085

# windows (then: tasklist /FI "PID eq <pid>")
netstat -ano | findstr :9085

another host

nmap -sV -p T:9085 <host>
sudo nmap -sU -sV -p U:9085 <host>

run it? the handshake, the implementations you meet in the wild and the flags that matter come from the engineers who do.

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Security Information

exposure of :9085

risk score

2/ 10safe

routine exposure. this port is rarely the way in on its own — keep it patched and logged and move on.

remote access averages 3.7 across 194 ports — this one sits 1.7 below.

in transit

cleartext

credentials and payloads are readable by anyone on path

assignment

official

registered with iana for this service — scanners fingerprint it by number

reachable over

tcp · udp

udp is connectionless — source addresses are trivially spoofed and it is a reflection favourite

security overview

no security notes recorded for :9085 yet

known exploits, hardening advice, what a compromise looks like — suggest an edit if you know its exposure.

Record

iana registry entry

port: :9085
service: IBM Remote System Console
transport: TCPUDP
encryption: cleartext
assignment: iana registered
risk: 2/10safe
category: Remote Access System
usage: Port 9085 is assigned to IBM Remote System Console services over TCP and UDP. The assignment was registered by William LePera on behalf of the service.
lookups: 0rank 993
added: 2026-09-07
updated: 2026-09-07
references: IANA service name registry — port 9085

Something wrong?

This record is maintained by the engineers who use port 9085. Every field on it is editable — change what's wrong, say how you know, and a reviewer publishes it, usually within a minute. Last touched 2026-09-07.

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Related Ports

all 194 in remote access →

the 8 most looked-up other ports in remote access — 194 ports carry that label.

port	service	proto	category	risk	views
:8000	Intel Remote Desktop / Alternate HTTP Port	TCP	Web Services	safe	84.3k
:8888	D2GS Admin Console	TCP	Remote Access	caution	83.7k
:8881	Atlasz Secure Server	TCP	Web Services	caution	67.6k
:5938	TeamViewer	TCPUDP	Remote Access	caution	65.0k
:8291	Winbox MikroTik Admin	TCP	Security	caution	62.9k
:8008	IBM HTTP Server Admin	TCP	Web Services	caution	58.3k
:135	Microsoft EPMAP	TCPUDP	Security	caution	51.9k
:23	Telnet	TCP	Remote Access	caution	34.8k

risk mix of the 8 listed

safe13%
caution88%

0 of 8 encrypted

Port :9085IBM Remote System Console

Technical Details

Security Information

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Port 9085IBM Remote System Console